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And the Oscar Hosting Gig Goes to...

Seth MacFarlane will host Academy Awards

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2012 12:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Oscars just may be filled with dirty jokes this year, because Family Guy and Ted creator Seth MacFarlane is hosting. "My two thoughts upon hearing the news were, 1) I will do my utmost to live up to the high standards set forth by my predecessors and 2) I hope they don't find out I hosted the Charlie Sheen Roast," joked MacFarlane when the telecast producers made the announcement. The Academy Awards air live on Feb. 24 on ABC, BroadwayWorld.com reports.

Seth MacFarlane arrives at the Blu-ray and DVD release party for the animated film Family Guy: It's a Trap in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.
Seth MacFarlane arrives at the Blu-ray and DVD release party for the animated film "Family Guy: It's a Trap" in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010.   (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Dan Steinberg)
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YetAnotherCollegeKid
Oct 2, 2012 3:46 AM CDT
I almost always watch the Oscars with a group of friends, and it's always fun. The trick is to play a drinking game with enough rules to get absolutely wasted.
Sphinx
Oct 2, 2012 2:44 AM CDT
No matter who is hosting, I doubt I'll watch. I got really into the Oscars a couple of years ago, watched most of the movies beforehand, made predictions and calculated my success rate... and it was still so. mindnumbingly. boring. It doesn't matter how much I love movies or who is hosting. The Oscars are too long with too little pay-off.  If anything awesome happens, I'll watch it later on YouTube.
janelanejones
Oct 2, 2012 12:56 AM CDT
he reminds me of peter brady

 
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